VFA is one of the foremost sources of information about theSecond Wave women's movement for journalists, historians and other writers.

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University of Illinois Press has less than 100 copies of Feminists Who Changed America, 1963-1975 in stock and there is no reprint scheduled.

If you have been putting off a purchase, wait no longer. The Press offers the book now at $92 (includes postage). If you want to buy it through VFA, however, we can get you copies for as little as $69 (that includes postage).

So don’t wait. Buy it now for yourself or for family or friends for the holidays.

This is the only resource of its kind and will not be available much longer. It is a beautiful book, packed with over 2,200 biographies and pictures of our actions.

Sadly, VFA learned of the passing of a VFA member and feminist icon, Naomi Weisstein. Her husband, Jesse Lemisch, who has cared for her for many years, was at her side.

Naomi, one of the most brilliant and exciting of the young radical feminists, was also the founder of the first all women's band. She was a pioneering neuroscientist, among the initiators of the Cognitive Revolution:

Our hearts go out to Jesse and all her beloved friends and family. She will be missed, but she gave so much to the world, that she'll never be forgotten, Rest in peace, dear Naomi.

The group "Women on the 20" wants to put a notable American woman on the $20 bill by 2020 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of a woman's right to vote. The Hardball Roundtable discusses.

PINK TAX

WHY WOMEN"S PRODUCTS COST MORE

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The so-called "Pink Tax" is leaving some shoppers frustrated. A product marketed to women cost more than the same product targeted towards men.

Rachel Maddow SLAMS GOP with FACTS on Equal Pay for Women

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Obama:
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VFA RECOMMENDED READING

TAXES ARE A WOMAN'S ISSUE

For every woman who pays taxes and uses public services, and every man who cares about an effective and fair tax system,Taxes Are a Woman’s Issuereveals the U.S. as a welfare nation, whether you are rich, poor, a corporation or an individual, and critiques a tax structure that penalizes over half of tax payers. The National Council for Research on Women and authors Mimi Abramovitz and Sandra Morgen dispel myths about the current welfare system and expose how the IRS-supported tax system was created in and caters to a time before women entered the work force.

Resurrects the buried history of the outrageous, often brilliant women who founded the modern women’s movement from 1966 to 1971. SHE’S BEAUTIFUL takes us from the founding of NOW, with ladies in hats and gloves, to the emergence of more radical factions of women’s liberation; from intellectuals like Kate Millett to the street theatrics of W.I.T.C.H. (Women’s International Conspiracy from Hell!). Artfully combining dramatizations, performance and archival imagery, the film recounts the stories of women who fought for their own equality, and in the process created a world-wide revolution.

National Trust for Historic Preservation Names Childhood Home of Social Activist Pauli Murray, a National Treasure

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Help Preserve The Murray House

Washington (March 25, 2015) – The National Trust for Historic Preservation has named the childhood home of Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray, in Durham, N.C., its newest National Treasure. A leader in the American civil and women’s rights movements, Murray was also co-founder of the National Organization for Women, and the first African American women to be ordained an Episcopal priest. The Trust named the Murray house a national treasure to ensure her rich legacy is upheld and to assist in its preservation so the site can operate as a center for social justice programming.

The VFA event at the Harvard Club Oct. 21 was a huge success, filled with inspiration,
education, appreciation and warmth. There was a great deal of candor from the speakers and the audience was thrilled. The excitement was not only about the speakers, but the audience filled with powerful and accomplished feminists from across the country.

VFA is a nonprofit organization for veterans of the Second Wave of the feminist movement. The goals are to enjoy the camaraderie forged during those years of intense commitment, to honor ourselves and our heroes, to document our history, to rekindle the spark and spirit of the feminist revolution and act as keeper of the flame so that the ideals of feminism continue to reverberate and influence others.

VFA is the foremost source of information about the Second Wave women's movement for journalists, historians and other writers. It is the foremost organization for honoring the achievements of Second Wave feminists. It is the foremost organization for bringing together pioneer feminists in a continuing campaign to educate and motivate today's young people through the example of feminist victories and sacrifices.